?? The SolarHub project had its first farmer workshop in Ankara at the TAGEM facilities of TAGEM Toprak, Gübre ve Su Kaynaklar? Merkez Ara?t?rma Enstitüsü Müdürlü?ü on February 26th. The event was organized by our project partner TAGEM and coordinator ODTü-GüNAM, with project partners Orta Do?u Teknik üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University, Ege University Solimpeks, GüNDER, Kalyon PV, and Türkiye Ziraat Odalar? Birli?i (TZOB) also attending the event.
???????? The event was important in engagement with our relevant societal and public actors, which included farmers, agricultural consultants, and representatives.
?? The introductory remarks included:
A welcome and overview of the capacities of TAGEM by Mahmut Sami ??FTC?
Information on solar technologies and the aims of the SolarHub project by Rasit Turan and a supporting speech by Türkiye Ziraat Odalar? Birli?i (TZOB) representative.
?? The technical aspects of Agri-PV systems were assessed by:
Duygu Kuzyaka, who presented the design and efficiency of Agri-PV systems
Neslihan Colak, who introduced the potentials of irrigation, fertilization, disinfection, and digitalization within Agri-PV systems Assoc.Prof.Dr.Zeynep DEM?R (TGSKMAE), who introduced Agri-PV examples from the world to support efficiency practices within the implementation field.
??? The event continued with a tour of the Toprak, Gübre ve Su Kaynaklar? Merkez Ara?t?rma Enstitüsü Müdürlü?ü laboratories and a workshop session to understand the needs of Agri-PV systems under the following headings, moderated by the following professionals:
1?? Product Selection, Diversity and the Impact of Agrivoltaic Systems on Agricultural Production - Duygu Kuzyaka
2?? Field Use, Agricultural Activities and Application Challenges of Agrivoltaic Systems - Talat ?zden Güne? Kurtulu?
3?? Economic Opportunities and Challenges - Pinar Derin Güre
4?? The Future of Labor, Employment and Farming - Assoc.Prof.Dr.Zeynep DEM?R
5?? Innovation, Use of Technology and Overview of Agrivoltaic Systems - Atilla Polat
6?? Future Outlook, Collaborations and Policies - Hande Ery?lmaz, PhD
???? We look forward to collaborating with our agricultural constituents in all of our ecosystems (Ankara, ?stanbul, ?zmir, Thessaloniki, and Athens) in our SolarHub project.
